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The Museum of the Aleutians joined over forty organizations from across the state last week to show support for the Alaska Jewish Museum.Recently, the Anchorage-based museum suffered attacks of antisemitic vandalism. In light of that violence, Museums Alaska — a statewide networking and advocacy group — reached out to other Alaska museums, cultural centers and historical societies asking them to sign a letter of support for the Alaska Jewish Museum and for Jewish history, art and culture.

The community of Adak has electricity again after issues at its power plant shut down local operations for nearly a week, according to City Manager Layton Lockett.Two failures in the system forced the nation’s westernmost city to close city offices, the school and the local clinic for six days, and community members were forced to rely on small generators for power, Lockett said.

Hurricane-level winds slammed the Aleutian Islands last week; a former Unalaska special education teacher will act as the elementary school’s top administrator; and government and church-run boarding schools took the lives of many Indigenous young people while many survivors followed challenging paths to overcome an experience described as cultural genocide.

Hurricane-level winds slammed the Aleutian Islands Thursday night, ripping off roofs and tearing boats from their docks.In Unalaska, the region’s largest city, the National Weather Service recorded wind gusts of up to 132 mph.

October marks a historic shift for KUCB — for the first time in station history, we’re operating without funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which made up half our budget. Our fall fundraiser is now underway, and your support is critical. Donate now and you’ll be entered to win a round-trip plane ticket combo generously donated by Alaska Airlines and Aleutian Airways. Donations of $150 or more receive a new KUCB shirt designed by Lydia Dirks.

Lydia Dirks is a 21-year-old Unangax̂ artist who takes her inspiration from her family, Unangax̂ heritage, and other Indigenous artists, and hopes to use her work to inspire others to find healing through art.

GCI crews began construction in Unalaska Tuesday in preparation to bring fiber optic broadband to the island.

The Unalaska City Council voted Tuesday to keep a community-wide mask mandate in place, as the state continues to lead the country in average new daily COVID-19 cases per capita.